Pay the Girl is an alternative rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The band is… Read Full Bio ↴Pay the Girl is an alternative rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. The band is led by singer/songwriter Jason Phelps. Phelps got his start playing original music in the Cincinnati acoustic coffeehouse circuit, where he played as a solo artist for years. Eventually, Phelps hooked up with rock guitarist Mark Cooper as the music began to grow beyond him. Together with Cooper, they write the core of Pay The Girl's output. But their signature sound is only completed with the help of Drew Phillips on bass, Dave Harris on guitar and Greg Braun on drums.

PTG's philosophy, says Phelps, is simple: "We're gonna write great songs and keep playing our asses off until the world realizes how good we really are!"

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Junkie
Pay The Girl Lyrics

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I will drink you in, drown in every drop
Burn while you fiddle, dancing on my heart
And I will smoke you in, get high off your soul
I want to be your junkie, want to be your junkie yeah

It's four A.M. and I can't sleep
I need you in my veins I'm weak
I like not knowing where I'm going

I will drink you in, drown in every drop
Burn while you fiddle, dancing on my heart
And I will smoke you in, get high off your soul
I want to be your junkie even if you don't know

You're every word that I can't speak
I'm in for life, I'm in too deep
I like not knowing where we're going

I will drink you in, drown in every drop
Burn while you fiddle, dancing on my heart
And I will smoke you in, get high off your soul
I want to be your junkie even if you don't know

I will drink you in, smile while I fall
Burn while you fiddle, dancing on my heart

I will smoke you in, get high off your soul
Let me be your junkie, I want to be your junkie yeah

Overall Meaning

In this song, Pay The Girl expresses a deep and consuming desire for someone. The lyrics invoke the addiction metaphor, with the singer saying that they want to "drink" this person in, to "smoke" them and get high off their soul. The intensity of the singer's emotions are reflected in their inability to sleep at night, and the comfort they find in the uncertainty of the relationship. There's an acknowledgement that their feelings might not be reciprocated - the repeated line "even if you don't know" indicates that the singer is willing to be in love with this person even if it's not returned. At its core, "Junkie" is a plea for connection and intimacy, and Pay The Girl uses the language of addiction to convey just how much this person means to them.

The metaphor of addiction and drug use is a common one in pop music, and has been used in countless songs across genres. What makes "Junkie" stand out is the way that Pay The Girl uses it to explore the themes of love and connection. Addiction is often used as a metaphor for love, but in this case it's not about the destructive aspects of addiction. Instead, it's about the intensity, the all-consuming nature of the emotions that come with falling in love. It's a clever inversion of the usual use of the metaphor.

Line by Line Meaning

I will drink you in, drown in every drop
I want to consume and be completely immersed in you, taking in every aspect of who you are.

Burn while you fiddle, dancing on my heart
Even as I feel the pain of my emotions, I'm captivated by the attention you give me, even if it's just temporary.

And I will smoke you in, get high off your soul
Your presence is like a drug to me, making me feel euphoric and lost in your essence.

I want to be your junkie, want to be your junkie yeah
I want to be addicted to you, whether or not you reciprocate my feelings.

It's four A.M. and I can't sleep
I'm restless and can't stop thinking of you, even in the early hours of the morning.

I need you in my veins I'm weak
I feel completely vulnerable without you and crave your presence.

I like not knowing where I'm going
Being consumed by my emotions for you is frightening, but I find it thrilling not knowing where this infatuation will take me.

You're every word that I can't speak
I am so entranced by you that I am rendered speechless in your presence.

I'm in for life, I'm in too deep
I am so invested in my emotions for you that I can't imagine ever being able to walk away.

I will drink you in, smile while I fall
Even as I become more and more consumed by my addiction to you, I will still find joy in the process.

Let me be your junkie, I want to be your junkie yeah
I want nothing more than to be addicted to you and will willingly place myself under your influence.

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DREW PHILLIPS, JASON A. PHELPS, JOSHUA E. SEURKAMP, MARK COOPER, MICHAEL PAUL GEORGIN

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